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The rain fell hard into the darkening streets of Domino City, where the only sources of light for Yugi were the dimmed headlights of frustrated drivers on their way home before the storm intensified, and the glow of the orange lamps on the posts on every street corner. Yugi turned off the main street and cut through Domino Park, and began to run as the rain became heavier. I can't believe I forgot to tell grandpa I had to tutor a junior after school today! He must be getting worried by now, Yugi thought to himself, as he retreated under a large banyan tree near the centre of the park and threw his bag on the ground beside him. With water dripping from his long spiky hair, Yugi bent down and placed his hands on his knees, gasping, trying to catch his breath.

He was a little short for his age, yet remarkably cute. He had long black hair with red tips, and blonde waves hanging down the sides of his face. With innocently beautiful amethyst eyes and a fragile-looking build, Yugi was a 16 year old with a huge heart.

Yugi's small chest heaved up and down underneath his tight black tank top, which was covered by a long blue & white jacket. He stood up straight and swept away the locks of wet blonde hair hanging in front of his eyes, and stared through the gaps in the tree to the sky. By now it was covered with thick grey clouds slowly rolling over the town. 'I should get back soon before gramps has a heart-attack.' Yugi gave a small sigh of relief; as the rain seemed to have eased off slightly whilst he was catching his breath. He looked over to the opposite end of the park from which he came, and saw an exit path leading straight onto the next street which would lead him home.

So much for a sunny day! Oh well, least now I have the weekend to sleep in. Throwing his arms over his head and heaving his bag back over his shoulders, Yugi set off again towards the Kame Game Shop. He ran as fast as his slim figure could carry him, trying not to slip on the now muddy ground of the park. Yugi was relieved to find he had reached a hard concrete ground and a sheltered roof above the sidewalk beside the shops that were closed for the evening. The rain had picked up once again, and was now so heavy that Yugi was sure the drivers of the cars in the streets wouldn't be able to see further than 10 feet in front of them.

Even though Yugi was now under shelter from the rain, he continued to run despite the pain in his chest. Trying not to think of what his grandpa would say to him about being out in this weather AND not telling him he was going to be home late, Yugi dodged the poles and sets of tables and chairs left out by the cafés beside them. Yugi had no idea why there were poles in the middle of the sidewalk, but supposed that because the path was so wide, the roof needed the extra support.

Yugi saw the narrow alleyway across the street that he had to go through in order to get home, but decided against it when he remembered the drivers were having enough trouble trying to see, let alone dodge an idiot trying to cross over, so he continued a little further till he reached the zebra crossing. It was still a little while up, so he continued running. Yugi's mind began to wander off to what he and his friends planned to do once the holidays started, when he heard a BANG from somewhere not far behind him.

Without stopping, Yugi turned his head to search for the source of the noise, but the rain made it near impossible to see too far away. Not caring much for it anyway, Yugi turned back around and had no time to halt when.. "GAH!" Yugi screamed in pain. He scrunched his face up and gripped his nose in agony. He stumbled backwards a few steps, just able to keep his balance, when he half opened an eye to reveal a dark green pole standing in his way. Yugi cursed under his breath at the blasted pole, as he stumbled backwards yet again but this time lost his balance. Releasing the tight grip on his nose, Yugi shut his eyes tight as he prepared for a full impact blow with the concrete below him. Yet instead of a cold hard landing, Yugi felt strong arms slide under his own to catch him mid-fall.

Shocked for a moment, Yugi slowly opened his eyes to reveal a boy almost identical to himself staring right back down at him. Yugi supposed he was hallucinating, thinking he was staring into his own reflection, when he discovered several differences between him and this new-found stranger. This boy looked a few years older than Yugi, had a much darker tan, more buff, and had several more blonde waves in his hair which spiked out in all different directions. But there was one thing about this boy that caught Yugi's attention more than any. His eyes. This handsome stranger had beautiful deep, ruby red eyes. They were almost too hypnotising to look at, yet too stunning to look away. The two boys tensed up the longer their eyes locked, but neither seemed able to look away.

Yugi was then confused as to how the boy had appeared out of nowhere like he had, but was distracted from that thought when the pain in his head grew more agonizing. He winced and felt almost too weak to pull away from the grips of the older boy. Yugi couldn't understand it, but somehow he felt safe and comfortable around this stranger, almost as though they had known each other for years.

Yugi saw a flash of worry in the boy's eyes, as he felt his arms shaking him slightly as to wake him from a daze. Yugi then noticed the boy was talking to him, yet.. Yugi couldn't hear him. Come to think of it, everything around Yugi had become steadily quieter until all was silent.

Black spots began to appear in front of Yugi's eyes, and he felt his body go completely limp under the strong arms effortlessly still holding him up. He felt the older boy's arms tense up further now as he began to slip in and out of consciousness, and the last thing he saw was the boy's worried crimson eyes before he was welcomed into the darkness.

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